Yarra Valley City Council; South East Business Networks (CGD); Moonee Valley City Council; Gold Coast Water; Gold Coast City Council; City of Wangaratta; City of Greater Dandenong; Albury City Council; Melton City Council; Local Government Professionals Association

He is a Visiting Fellow delivering the strategic futures block at the Centre for Defence and Strategic Studiesin Canberra, the premiere management training program for the Department of Defence that brings military personnel from around the globe to a year long residential strategy training program

An engaging and thought provoking speaker, his public forums include UNESCO's 'Committing Universities to Sustainability' conference in Austria, 'World Futures Conference' in Vancouver and 'World Water Week' in Stockholm along with many others in Australia on behalf of Ernst & Young, Victorian Water Association, CaFNEC, VicUrban, City of Greater Dandenong, Young Dairy Farmers, RSCA and many more.

He was on the Board of the Association of Professional Futuristsfor almost five years and is one of the co founders of the Centre for Australian Foresight. Marcus has been published in a number of Journals around the world, is often interviewed on radio and for articles in newspapers and magazines discussing leadership, management and 'the future of...' and was a regular contributor to Australasia's innovation magazine 'Fast Thinking’

Qualifications

Master of Science, Strategic Foresight; Swinburne University of Technology

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Using Foresight Thinking to Enhance the Productivity of NationsFriday 9 March 2018
As Nations look to develop their understanding of Productivity and more effective planning, National Productivity Councils are often the first point of call for Governments looking for ideas. The Asia Productivity Organisation has been running since 1961 helping its member countries develop more effective approaches. I've just spent a week in Tokyo helping a group of them think about the future Read more...

The 2nd Order Effect of a CryptoCurrency CollapseTuesday 6 February 2018
Recently there was a purging, a market correction, a balancing of portfolios, call it what you like, but #Cryptocurrency like #Bitcoin & Ethereum got smashed, losing huge % of perceived value in a little more than a day. And now, two weeks or so later, the mainstream stock market is following suit. The 'Why' is to me, pretty obvious - Read more...

Time to Save our Ocean HealthTuesday 16 January 2018
Creating the Future you want may well require you to Think Smaller, not Bigger. Or at least think More Focused. Here's a look Strategic Planning through an idea of Re-oxygenating the Oceans Read more...